An Essay on Divine Authority

by Mark C. Murphy

In the first book wholly concerned with divine authority, Mark C. Murphy explores the extent of God's rule over created rational beings. The author challenges the view--widely supported by theists and nontheists alike--that if God exists, then humans must be bound by an obligation of obedience to this being. He demonstrates that this view, the "authority thesis," cannot be sustained by any of the arguments routinely advanced on its behalf, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801440300
• ISBN13: 9780801440304
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher